Most days, I’m more of a red wine fan. Maybe I just haven’t tried enough white wines or I just haven’t found the perfect one (yet), but I’m working on it.

I was recently contacted by my friends at The Wine Bar (remember the decorating challenge this past winter?) to test a few of their varieties, make a recipe with one, and then tell you guys what I thought.

I couldn’t say yes fast enough – I need help in the wine department. Plus, I’m really bad at remembering the names of wines I like when I try in restaurants or bars, so I figured trying more at home would be better – I’d have the bottle right in front of me and be able to start keeping a list of which ones I love.

So a week or two later, 3 bottles of wine showed up at my door, and we got to cookin’!

Even though I usually gravitate towards reds, I wanted to try the Sauvignon Blanc in some kind of recipe because this time of year is when I’ll choose whites over reds. I love a chilled glass of white wine at the end of the day out on the porch or with a late summer evening meal. It’s also the best time to start making spritzers again, and this may just turn out to be my new summer drink.

This isn’t just your normal spritzer, though. I doubled up on the white wine in here with a blueberry-sauvignon blanc simple syrup that’s cooled and then mixed with more wine and sparkling water.

Double the wine flavor with fresh blueberry flavor and bubbles – there isn’t anything bad about that. If you’re looking for a new drink for a spring brunch or weekend treat or just something a little different for your cocktail hour, make a batch of this syrup and keep it for a week or two to use whenever you want!

Pour the sauvignon blanc, water, sugar, and blueberries into a medium saucepan and place it over medium heat. Stir everything together and bring the mixture to a rolling boil. Lower the heat a little and let the mixture simmer for 5-7 minutes until the blueberries have burst into the syrup. Strain the syrup into a bowl or container and discard the blueberry pieces. Let the syrup cool before using.

This looks so refreshing :) the blueberries are the perfect touch!

This looks lovely! You kind of turned the white wine into a “red” wine :) I’m MUCH more of a red wine person, too, but think I need to start branching out and trying more whites. Those labels are super fun!